You play a game of chance that you can either win or lose (there are no other possibilities) until you lose. Your probability of losing is p = 0.61. What is the probability that it a. takes 2 games until you lose. b. takes 5 games until you lose. c. Find the mean c. Find the standard deviation.
You play a game of chance that you can either win or lose (there are no other possibilities) until you lose. Your probability of losing is p = 0.61. What is the probability that it a. takes 2 games until you lose. b. takes 5 games until you lose. c. Find the mean c. Find the standard deviation.
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You play a game of chance that you can either win or lose (there are no other possibilities) until you lose. Your
a. takes 2 games until you lose.
b. takes 5 games until you lose.
c. Find the
c. Find the standard deviation.
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Probability of losing (p) the game is 0.61
Probability of winning the game = 1- p = 1- 0.61=0.39
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